Money Bath

In which Morty embarrasses himself. Effectively endless funds, a big ego, and a complete lack of any idea how to deal with those two things is a dangerous combination, so I suppose this is probably one of the better things that could have happened.

I'd love to make a multi-chapter comic about these two someday! Something that delves deeper into their backstories and growth. Their story is a fun one.

3D Morty

"Hey guys! Check it out! It’s Morty! (Looking less like a flailing air-filled balloon-man, I might add. Though he is pretty full of hot air on a normal day.) Woo, I’m glad to have him done! This is my first model that’s both asymmetrical and posed, which I think turned out pretty well! I stuck to a simpler type of coloring for his texture this time, since I thought it would fit his simpler character design (and also because textures are hard to do and I hate them). I’m not positive yet, but I might have this guy printed by Shapeways, so that I can have a tiny Morty of my very own sitting on my desk and judging my every move.

I’ve still gotta figure out how to render without shadows… Oh, and if anybody’s curious, here’s what his texture looks like:"

Loads of fun, there. Can you pick out which piece is which? Since… I made it, and I honestly still can’t."

"Hey, so, remember that 3D model of Morty I made a while back, where I said I wanted to get him 3D-printed? I did! AND BOY DID HE TURN OUT AMAZING!! I got him printed in color sandstone! Shapeways did such a fantastic job! I have a tiny Morty of my very own, now… This is the coolest thing!

(And yes, those are copious amounts of Thin Mints cookies in the background, if you were at all curious.)"

 - 2018 Brennan


Another combined post! I just figured I'd both pieces of this chronicle into one post.

Sadly, Morty has since broken his fingers off... And we've lost one of them. So he's either getting updated and reprinted or we're going to have to make him a replacement finger out of something. Also, a word to the wise: color sandstone doesn't take super glue that well. Do not release your hold on the extremely tiny, seven millimeter long finger after only ten seconds after you think the glue has cured when in a large shop with a bunch of debris and wood shavings all over the floor (most of which look exactly like said finger).

I speak from experience.

Wacky-Waving-Arm-Flailing-Tube-Morty

"A WIP for my next attempt at 3D modeling… It’s Morty!

As a side note, I know the T-pose is pretty standard for rough modeling, but I’m laughing so hard at this. He looks like a wacky-waving-arm-flailing-inflatable-tube-man. I can’t see it any other way. All I can picture is someone tying him to a fence-post outside of a dealership while he flails around and shouts at you from across the street to buy cars."

 - 2018 Brennan

"Tangerine Grit”

"A quick drawing to recover from drawing the same thing for three months.

Anyway, this is Morty just after his “birth” in the desert – fresh desert-borns have nothing but themselves, some rudimentary knowledge (in most cases) and a black-and-white blanket on their backs.

I tried some new things in this picture: particularly, using no lineart (something that’s very alien to me, since I usually rely heavily off of it and really enjoy drawing it), using a limited number of colors (I think it ended up being six), and only shading using cell methods and some gradients. It turned out well for an experimental piece!

(Psssst – Shameless plug alert – If you want to know more about this guy, there’s a comic about him on my website.)"

 - 2018 Brennan


That comic's still up there.

Y'know, just sayin'.

"Desertfodder"

""Desertfodder" is a derogatory name for the children who appear in the desert (as well as a play on the word "odder", who can only be from the desert). Because many children are born in this way, orphanages often don't have enough room for them, and they are forced into low-paying jobs in great numbers. Morty and Everest are two such children, and are pictured above. (See their shadows behind them? It's literally foreshadowing.)

I don't think I've ever drawn Morty without his smirk. It's... disturbing..."

 - 2015 Brennan

"True Love?"

"A quick picture of Morty and his first wife, Heather. She loved him because of his money, and he loved himself more than he ever could love her. Not a very heathy marriage, if you ask me."

 - 2015 Brennan


Though Heather still exists, she and Morty never actually got married in this version of things -- they just had a fling and then broke up. I don't think Morty could ever convince any sane woman to marry him.

"Discovery"

"Yup, that's Morty in the middle there. He's in a mine that does not yet belong to him."

 - 2014


Ahh, the man himself! The one who started it all. I think that I drew this while working on trying to write a book about him? I wrote maybe a hundred thousand words over a year or so, and... They all kind of went nowhere. I had no real plot back then. But hey! I'm toying with rebooting that story in some form or another, and even though it's fairly likely that nothing will come of it, it's possible that the story of Morty and this mine could end up back in this website in the future.